Control panel display for an image processing apparatus

Abstract

An image processing apparatus has an operation section for performing a predetermined display and a predetermined input. The image processing apparatus includes a first display device provided in the operation section and including a plurality of display sections to which a plurality of functions for performing image processing are respectively allocated, a second display device provided in the operation section and configured to display different indications with respect to a plurality of setting items set for each of the plurality of functions, a key which selects the functions, a key which selects the setting items, and a print section, in which indications of the functions respectively allocated to the display sections, indications of setting items that can be set by the functions and different indications for the respective setting items are printed near the plurality of display sections of the first display device.

What is claimed is:  
     
       1. An image processing apparatus having an operation section for performing a predetermined display and a predetermined input, said apparatus comprising: 
       a first display device provided in the operation section and including a plurality of display sections to which a plurality of functions for performing image processing are respectively allocated;  
       a second display device provided in the operation section and configured to display different indications with respect to a plurality of setting items set for each of the plurality of functions;  
       a key which selects the functions;  
       a key which selects the setting items; and  
       a print section, in which indications of the functions respectively allocated to the display sections, indications of setting items that can be set by the functions and different indications for the respective setting items are printed near said plurality of display sections of the first display device.  
     
     
       2. The image processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the first display device comprises light-emitting diodes respectively provided for the functions. 
     
     
       3. The image processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the second display device comprises a seven-segment display. 
     
     
       4. The image processing apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein the different indications are numerals formed by the seven-segment display. 
     
     
       5. An image processing apparatus having an operation section for performing a predetermined display and a predetermined input, said apparatus comprising: 
       a display device which is provided in the operation section, and displays a plurality of functions for performing image processing with different indications of a first type respectively allocated to the functions and a plurality of setting items set for said plurality of functions with different indications of a second type;  
       a key which selects the functions;  
       a key which selects the setting items; and  
       a print section, in which said different indications of the first type, indications of the functions allocated to said indications, indications of setting items set by the functions and said different indications of the second type for the setting items are printed near the display device.  
     
     
       6. The image processing apparatus according to  claim 5 , wherein the display device comprises a seven-segment display. 
     
     
       7. The image processing apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein the first type is alphabetic and the second type is numerical.